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Caecal volvulus—a new twist to the barium enema

1980; Wiley; Volume: 53; Issue: 632 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1259/0007-1285-53-632-806

1748-880X

A P Hemingway,

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies

The diagnosis of caecal volvulus is usually made when the patient presents as an emergency with an acute abdomen. Both plain abdominal films and a barium enema may be helpful in confirming the diagnosis. A detailed history will, in many cases, reveal previous episodes of similar but less severe pain and in those patients who have a barium enema examination between such attacks the study usually reveals no abnormality. The present report describes a patient in whom an initially normal barium enema produced a dramatic result at the end of the study.